After a big win against Atletico Madrid, Chelsea will hope to regain top spot in the league table on Saturday in this Chelsea vs Blackburn league match.
Chelsea
Chelsea welcome Blackburn to Stamford Bridge on Saturday for this meeting after a convincing 4-0 victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday.
The win put Carlo Ancelotti’s mean machine back on course following the Blues’ 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa last Saturday.
Salomon Kalou bagged two of the four goals for Chelsea against Madrid in place of Didier Drogba, who finished serving his three match ban.
Despite lacking the service of the strong Ivorian, Chelsea have been perfect through three matches in the Champions League and can now afford to shift their full attention to the English Premier League.
Ancelotti will hope his side can take a head of steam into this Chelsea v Blackburn match, as a run of inconsistent results in the league have seen them bumped from their throne.
Chelsea now trail league leaders Manchester United by one point, but with United playing a tough weekend match against Liverpool at Anfield, a win in this Chelsea v Blackburn fixture could see Chelsea reclaim the top position.
Blackburn
Blackburn did well to turn the tables on Burnley in Sunday’s derby and will hope for the same in this Chelsea v Blackburn match.
Sam Allardyce’s men fell behind after just five minutes thanks to a Robbie Blake goal, but quickly responded and found themselves up 2-1 just 16 minutes later. Pascal Chimbonda scored a third just before the break as the home side held on for a 3-2 victory.
Franco Di Santo, currently on loan from Chelsea, has been the centre of attention recently with a return to Stamford Bridge being the heart of speculation. The young Argentinian netted against Burnley when lack of communication and poor defending in the box presented an easy header, which the striker finished clinically.
Blackburn have now won their last three matches at Ewood Park, although they have…
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